MINI2 - MINI Forum - View Single Post - Spacesaver spare ok for a MC with 16" wheels?

trucker · Sep 26th, 2004, 10:08 PM

Yeah Ok so I admit it - I used to own a Punto ....

and it had spacesaver spare. On the 1 occasion that I had to use it ( on the front axle ) there was a definite noise from the gearbox as the differential was ' wound up ' by the difference in size between the spacesaver & the standard road wheel.

Probably since the difference is even greater for MINI with 16" rims this is even more of a problem and could cause gerabox damage ?

Sep 26th, 2004, 10:08 PM	#4
trucker MINI2 Regular Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Shifnal, Shropshire Local Time: 01:06 PM Posts: 79 Offline	spacesavers on my old Punto Yeah Ok so I admit it - I used to own a Punto .... and it had spacesaver spare. On the 1 occasion that I had to use it ( on the front axle ) there was a definite noise from the gearbox as the differential was ' wound up ' by the difference in size between the spacesaver & the standard road wheel. Probably since the difference is even greater for MINI with 16" rims this is even more of a problem and could cause gerabox damage ?